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CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I[THE OUTBREAK OF THE GREAT WAR]1
II[THE SCENE AT KALISZ ON THE 2ND AUGUST, 1914]11
III[THE EVENTS PRECEDING ACTUAL HOSTILITIES]19
IV[THE FIRST FIGHT]30
V[THE FIGHTING UP TO THE 26TH AUGUST]47
VI[THE CAVALRY FIGHTING BEFORE KOENIGSBERG]62
VII[THE FIRST INVASION OF EAST PRUSSIA, AND THE RETREAT]73
VIII[THE KAISER NOT A SUCCESSFUL GENERAL]93
IX[CHIEFLY PERSONAL MATTER]104
X[THE FIGHTING ON THE VISTULA IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1914]117
XI[THE RETREAT OF THE GERMANS FROM THE VISTULA]141
XII[AN INFANTRY RECONNAISSANCE]155
XIII[THE BUTCHER'S BILL TO THE END OF 1914]165
XIV["DO NOT FIRE ON YOUR COMRADES"]168
XV[SMALL AFFAIRS AND PERSONAL ADVENTURES]178
XVI[A NIGHT ATTACK ON A BRIDGE-HEAD]188
XVII[THE FIGHTING NEAR SKYERMEVICE ON THE 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH FEBRUARY]201
XVIII[CHIEFLY GOSSIP]220
XIX[THE FIGHTING BEFORE PLOCK]228
XX[HARD MARCHING AND DESULTORY FIGHTING]241
XXI[RECONNAISSANCE AND TRENCH FIGHTING]253
XXII[FROM THE TRENCHES OF PRZASNYSZ TO THE CAMP OF MAKOW]269
XXIII[A RIDE TOWARDS OSTROLENKA]289
XXIV[A PRISONER IN GERMAN HANDS]303
XXV[ADVENTURES DURING THE EFFORT TO ESCAPE]321
XXVI[MY LAST DAYS IN RUSSIA]333

AN ENGLISHMAN IN THE RUSSIAN RANKS

CHAPTER I

THE OUTBREAK OF THE GREAT WAR